I've made a thing

[moem]

Hello one and all! It's been years since I've been here, but I made a thing and need to show off, and that's harder to do in person these days. So here it is:
I made myself a pair of spatterdashes. You may prefer the term 'gaiters', but 'spatterdashes' is just such a nice word to say! I use the long form, instead of 'spats', because... well, they're long. They sit just below the knee.
I made them from a torn pair of jeans and they're lined with purple fleece. Toasty, I can tell you that. I'm pleased as punch with how they turned out.

Some pictures? Some pictures!

 

 

Comments

[dantesspirit]

Very nice! And toasty is a good thing for winter!

[moem]

Thanks! You're not wrong, they're very comfortable. For those days when leggings don't quite cut it.

[dantesspirit]

Definitely!

[altamira16]

I love the colors.

[moem]

Thank you! The shoes in the first pic were a sandy grey when I got them, I dyed them purple.

[readera]

Lovely!

[moem]

Thank you kindly!

[readera]

Your welcome!

[darkcedars]

Those are great! I had never questioned that spats was short for something!

Spatterdashes is a great word.

[moem]

It really is! In Dutch, we call them 'slobkousen'; kousen means stockings and slob is an old word for filth or mud.

[featherheather]

Oh these are lovely!